Saturday, July 21, 2012 Volume 84, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 84th North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday Zeckhauser scores narrow Spingold semis: win in Mixed BAM Monaco vs. Cayne, Editor’s note: A late-night score correction reported by the Nickell vs. Gordon Zeckhauser squad — declared the winners of the Freeman The squads led by captains Pierre Zimmerman Mixed BAM last night — may (Monaco), James Cayne, Nick Nickell and Mark result in a different winner. See Gordon handily won their respective quarterfinal tomorrow’s Daily Bulletin for matches to advance to today’s semifinal round. details. The multi-national “Team Monaco” jumped The team captained by out to an early lead against Marty Fleisher’s squad Richard Zeckhauser won the in the first quarter, 65-12, and never relinquished Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match their advantage, winning the contest 145-104. Teams by the thin margin of After a roughly even first set, Cayne’s squad 0.41 in the four-session contest outscored Carolyn Lynch and company 76-13 in when they outscored the leaders the second quarter, effectively ending the match. in the event by a half board on Lynch gave up after the third set, and Cayne the last round. advanced 149-62. Zeckhauser, playing Gordon won the first segment of their with Debbie Rosenberg, Joel quarterfinal match against Mike Levine’s team by Wooldridge and Gabrielle They won the Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Teams: Gabrielle 17 IMPs, and steadily increased their lead each Sherman, Joel Wooldridge, Debbie Rosenberg and Richard continued on page 7 quarter. Gordon triumphed, 151-77. Zeckhauser. Nickell faced the Dutch squad led by Sjoert Brink in yesterday’s action, and the match was tied Schulte, Kniest are Fast Pairs champs after one quarter. Nickell led by just 3 IMPs at the A strong second session in half, but took complete control in the second half the final of the NABC+ Fast Pairs of the contest, crushing their opponents 200-82. propelled longtime friends Ed In today’s semifinal round, Team Monaco Schulte and Tom Kniest into the (Zimmerman, Franck Multon, Geir Helgemo, Tor winner’s circle of the two-day Helness, Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes) will contest. The duo paired a 60.22% face Cayne (Michael Seamon, Alfredo Versace, game in the first final session with Lorenzo Lauria, Giorgio Duboin and Antonio a 65.77% in the second to win the Sementa), while Nickell (Ralph Katz, Robert contest by less than half a board. Levin, Steve Weinstein, Eric Rodwell and Jeff Schulte and Kniest scored Meckstroth) will square off against Gordon (Pratap 2180.32 (with carryover), ahead of Rajadhyaksha, David Berkowitz, Alan Sontag, runners-up Ishmael Del’Monte and Jacek Pszczola and Michal Kwiecien). Thomas Bessis, who finished with 2154.03 on a 64 top. Del’Monte and Bessis led the event after the qualifying sessions and maintained Krizel battles Wang their lead throughout much of the final. A poor last round dropped the international pair to second, Fast Pairs champs Ed Schulte and Tom Kniest. in Mini-Spin I final continued on page 7 Squads led by George Krizel and Yan Wang prevailed in yesterday’s semifinal round of the Michigan squad wins ‘Micro’ Spingold Mini-Spingold 0-5000 Knockout Teams to face The final of the each other in today’s final. Mini-Spingold 0-1500 Krizel, playing with Albert Shekhter, Oleg Knockout Teams was Rubinchik and Igor Milman, defeated Nicholas an unexpectedly brief France’s team 155-105. France’s lineup was Judy affair, after the squad Hess, Jim Dick and Linda Dick. captained by Max Glick In the other semifinal bracket, Wang won their delivered a stinging match against Marc Sylvester’s team, 128-82, after 96-1 second-quarter hit trailing slightly at the half. Wang’s team is Edward to Claude Le Feuvre’s Xu, Peter Wong, Jianfeng Luo and Nongyu Li. The team, prompting the Sylvester team was Kathy Pollock, Gloria Tsoi, latter’s withdrawal at Doug Anderson, Bill Begret and Doug Herron. the half. The final: Glick 117, Le Feuvre 21. The winners are a team of young players Table count who have been friends since their days at the 10,473 University of Michigan. Winners of the Mini-Spingold 0-1500 KO Teams: (front) Jin Hu and Captain Glick played Jonathan Fleischmann; (back) Max Glick, Zachary Scherr and Zachary through Friday Wasserman. continued on page 7 evening Page 2 Saturday, July 21, 2012 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Saturday, July 21 9:15 am Ellen Kent “Panicville” 6:45 pm Barry Harper “A Short List of Conventions You Need” CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Free. Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I. Saturday, July 21 9:15 am Ellen Kent “Panicville” 6:45 pm Barry Harper “A Short List of Conventions You Need” HOSPITALITY All hospitality is on the 5th floor of the Marriott. Saturday, July 21 Bagels, muffins, donuts (morning) Sunday, July 22 Bagels, muffins, donuts (morning) Wagar flair New Life Masters The Flight B Bracketed Teams is a gold Hjordis Eythorsdottir’s winning Wagar On the opening lead of a low spade, Disa mine for those looking to move up in the ranks! teammates admired her play of 6♥ on board 21 in won the ♠A and drew the remaining trumps. Stephen Horwitz, Avalon NJ, is the third player the second final session of the women’s knockout She cashed the ♦A K, crossed to the ♣K (noting to report making Life Master in this event. event. South’s show out) and cashed the ♦Q, pitching He picked up the elusive one gold point that a low heart from dummy. She then made the made him a Bronze Life Master at the same Dlr: North ♠ 5 2 key play of the ♥Q from hand. The queen was time. Horwitz was playing with Bruce Gorman, Vul: N-S ♥ J 8 covered by South’s king, and the stage was set for Petersburg NJ and Terry Downey, Sea Isle City ♦ 10 7 3 the transfer squeeze against North, who must both NJ – both of whom earned their first gold by ♣ J 10 9 7 6 5 guard clubs and hold onto the ♥J. Winning the finishing third in their bracket of 17 teams – and ♠ Q 9 7 4 3 ♠ A K 6 ♥A, Disa cashed the ♣A and ran the rest of the Tony Keats of Mays Landing NJ. ♥ A 10 4 ♥ Q 3 spades. Polly Siegel collected the eight points she ♦ A K ♦ Q 8 4 2 needed to make Silver Life Master when she and ♣ A 8 2 ♣ K Q 4 3 ♠ — Randy Ryals finished 20th in the Young 0-1500 ♠ J 10 8 ♥ J Life Master Pairs on Sunday. Siegel, Los Altos ♥ K 9 7 6 5 2 ♦ — CA, was playing with Randy Ryals of Menlo Park ♦ J 9 6 5 ♣ J 10 CA. ♣ — ♠ 9 ♠ — Russell Craft stepped ashore from Bermuda West North East South ♥ 10 ♥ 3 needing 33.78 masterpoints to advance to Bronze Westheimer Disa ♦ — ♦ — Life Master. Playing primarily in bracketed 1NT Pass ♣ 8 ♣ Q 4 knockouts and Gold Rush Pairs, he consistently 2♥(1) Pass 2♠ Pass ♠ — picked up points and, yesterday, he collected the 3♣ Pass 3♠ Pass ♥ 9 7 last fraction he needed in the Gold Rush Pairs. His 4NT(2) Pass 5♥(3) Pass ♦ J partner was Greg Carey, also from Bermuda. 6♠ All Pass ♣ — An elated Susan Dobriner and squad stopped (1) Transfer. In the three-card ending, North is toast when by the Daily Bulletin office to share the delightful (2) Roman Key Card Blackwood. the ♠9 hits the table. She must either concede a news that Dobriner has risen to the rank of Life (3) Two without the ♠Q. trick to the ♥10, or two club tricks. Master. Dobriner, New Providence NJ, was playing with Barbara Eisner, Springfield NJ. Their Convention card reminder a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each board teammates for the Friday Compact Knockout Each player is required to have a convention played, commencing with the next round and were Barbara Lowenstein of Cranford NJ and card filled out legibly and on the table throughout continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP Brenda Flaks, Livingston NJ. The four women a session. Both cards of a partnership must be team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of play at the Essex Bridge Center in Livingston NJ. identical and include the first and last names of the director. each member of the partnership. If the director determines the partnership has Lost and found If a director determines that neither player has at least one substantially completed convention card but has not fully complied with ACBL A large blue stone ring with white stones a substantially completed card, the partnership around it has been lost. The ring has significant may play only the Standard American Yellow regulations, the director may give warnings or assign such penalties as he deems to be sentimental value. There is a generous reward for Card and may use only standard carding. This the ring’s return. Please call Tania at 408-891- restriction may be lifted only at the beginning appropriate under the circumstances. The objective of these warnings and penalties 0637. of a subsequent round after convention cards A Motorola cell phone is missing. It’s an old have been properly prepared and approved by is the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL regulations. model, purple in color. Please call Doris at 570- the director. Further, the partnership will receive 961-2882 if you find it.